Surfers&#39; Brush

ABSTRACT

This invention is a brush designed to remove sand from skin and sporting equipment. It is made of durable design and materials, and manufactured to be economical and appealing to the beachside marketplace. It is of convenient size and has a double-sided head with softer bristles on one side which are most effective on skin and finer types of sand, and firmer bristles on the other side which are most effective on sporting equipment and coarser types of sand.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The field of the invention is brushes and the invention relates morespecifically to the purpose of removing sand from skin and from sportingequipment. Sand tends to stick to beach chairs, surfboards, and othersporting equipment, as well as human skin. The use of buckets or bottlesof water can be clumsy, and after use, the wet items often attract moresand. And, such buckets or bottles are not always readily available. Theuse of towels to rub-off sand is rarely totally effective, since thefabric itself retains sand, and then the fabric deposits the sand backonto skin or into a car or wherever it is put next. What is needed is anitem that will effectively remove sand without redepositing itelsewhere, a durable item that can be conveniently accessed andeconomically produced.

In the prior art, there is a Beach Brush described in U.S. Pat. No.5,485,649. It is described as having a broader range of use includinguse on animal fur, and as having a design which is more complexincluding moving parts. The present invention, the Surfers' Brush,effectively accomplishes sand removal from skin and equipment with onlytwo types of bristle stiffness. The omission of the adjustable featuresresults in no loss of the capability of removing sand from the morespecific articles mentioned. The present invention is an improvement tothe Beach Brush for at least three reasons: First, the Surfers' Brushdoes not have moving parts that can potentially break and render thebrush inoperable or less effective; Second, the Surfers' Brush has asimpler design that can be manufactured more easily and inexpensively,thereby having more potential in the typical beachside convenience storemarketplace; Third, the Surfers' Brush has a flat-handle which caneasily be produced in attractive sporting colors, such as Red, AquaBlue, Neon Orange, Neon Green, Neon Yellow, Neon Pink, etc., therebyalso contributing to its marketability.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The object of the present invention is to provide a brush thateffectively removes sand from skin and sporting equipment such assurfboards and beach chairs, is comfortable to the skin, durable,attractive, and economic enough for the beachside marketplace. Thepresent invention is a brush with a simple handle made of plastic thatcan be fabricated in attractive sporting colors and with a double-sidedbrush-head having bristles of two different stiffnesses, one on eachside.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING

FIG. 1. is a side view of the present invention brush.

FIG. 2. is a view of the softer-bristled or top side of the brush ofFIG. 1.

FIG. 3. is a view of the firmer-bristled or bottom side of the brush ofFIG. 1.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is a brush with a simple handle made of plasticthat can be fabricated in attractive sporting colors, and with bristlesof two different stiffnesses, one on each side of the brush-head. Thesofter bristles will be comfortable to the skin and effective for finertypes of sand, found for example on Gulf beaches. A Shore hardness near60 would be sufficient for this purpose. The firmer bristles will bemore effective on sporting equipment and for coarser types of sand,found for example on Ocean beaches. A Shore hardness near 70 would besufficient for this purpose. To keep the cost of manufacturing down, andto facilitate use in crevices, such as the curves in the metal frames ofbeach chairs, this set of bristles is smaller. It will also be mostcost-efficient for the bristles to be of a consistent length. Thebrush-handle will be made of plastic rather than wood, which wouldabsorb moisture, or metal, which would tarnish or rust. The general sizeof the brush will be such that it would be convenient to carry in abeach bag or store in a car's glove-box, about the size of an adultperson's hand. The Figures below are meant to be conceptual, not exactto scale nor shape. These descriptors are meant to be illustrative, notrestrictive; the scope of the invention being indicated by the Claimsnot the details of construction.

1. A brush for removing sand from skin and sporting equipment, saidbrush comprising: a handle portion having thin left and right sides anda flat top and bottom; and, a head portion having a full set of softerbristles on one side and a half set of firmer bristles on the otherside; and, the handle portion and the head portion are both straightalong the longitudinal axis with no angle on handle nor head, with thebristles perpendicular to the longitudinal axis on each side of the headportion.
 2. Said brush of claim 1 is of a simple design meaning thereare no moving parts which can potentially break or be obstructed bysand.
 3. Said brush of claim 1 has both handle and head portions whichare manufactured economically in plastic which is better suited for usein salt-water environments than either metal or wood.